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Verb
S:
(v)
procrastinate (procrastinate%2:42:00::)
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stall (stall%2:42:00::)
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drag one's feet (drag_one's_feet%2:42:00::)
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drag one's heels (drag_one's_heels%2:42:00::)
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shillyshally (shillyshally%2:42:02::)
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dilly-dally (dilly-dally%2:42:00::)
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dillydally (dillydally%2:42:00::)
(postpone doing what one should be doing)
"He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
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S:
(v)
delay (delay%2:42:00::)
(act later than planned, scheduled, or required)
"Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
procrastination (procrastination%1:04:00::)
[Related to:
procrastinate
] (the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time)
W:
(n)
procrastinator (procrastinator%1:18:00::)
[Related to:
procrastinate
] (someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness))
W:
(n)
stall (stall%1:04:00::)
[Related to:
stall
] (a tactic used to mislead or delay)
W:
(n)
shillyshally (shillyshally%1:04:00::)
[Related to:
shillyshally
] (the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time)
W:
(n)
dillydallier (dillydallier%1:18:00::)
[Related to:
dillydally
] (someone who wastes time)
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